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Jan. 8, 2018 at 3:50 pm CST

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, Jan. 8 – The Canadian dollar closed lower Monday as the stock market and price of gold fell. The Canadian dollar settled Monday at US$0.8050 or C$1.2422, compared to Friday’s North American close of US$0.8063 or C$1.2403. Gold was down at close Monday by […]

Jan. 5, 2018 at 4:20 pm CST

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, January 5 (CNS) – The Canadian dollar chalked up large gains against its U.S. counterpart on Friday, fueled by a jobs report that showed Canada gained 78,600 jobs in December. The report also found that the country’s unemployment rate had fallen to 5.7 per […]

Jan. 5, 2018 at 9:13 am CST

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, MB, Jan. 5, 2018 (CNS Canada) – The Canadian dollar rose Friday morning as data from Statistics Canada showed the country’s unemployment rate was at its lowest level in more than 40 years. At 9:03 CST Friday morning the Canadian dollar was at US$0.8076 […]

Jan. 4, 2018 at 4:18 pm CST

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, January 4 (CNS) – The Canadian dollar moved higher against its U.S. counterpart on Thursday, taking support from gains in crude oil prices. Advances in gold and silver were also bullish for the commodity-backed currency. The loonie was also lifted by a report that […]

Jan. 4, 2018 at 9:14 am CST

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, MB, Jan. 4, 2018 (CNS Canada) – The Canadian dollar rose Thursday morning, supported by gains in the stock market and price of oil. At 9:03 CST Thursday morning the Canadian dollar was at US$0.7982 or C$1.2520, which compares with Wednesday’s North American close […]